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Exceptional
Very strong public evidence across the weighted dimensions
Evidence confidence
Documentation completeness and reliability—not agent quality.
Joe Houghton operates Minnesota Property Group under RE/MAX Results in Plymouth. Minnesota Commerce showed resident-broker license 40503429 Active through June 30, 2028 when checked August 2, 2026. His biography claims 1,600-plus career sales since 2002, while Zillow separately displayed 1,597 team sales, 20 in the prior 12 months and 183 team reviews at a displayed 5.0.
Profile evidence audit
This measures what Minnesota Top Agents can trace to a dated URL. It does not measure the agent's quality, and an uncited area is a documentation gap—not proof that the underlying fact is false.
6
exact sources
Latest check August 2026
Professional identity, brokerage, office, license or team roster.
4 supporting sources
A dated public rating, review count or review-platform snapshot.
1 supporting source
Sales, listings, transactions, volume, price range or closing activity.
4 supporting sources
Service areas, local markets, property types or client specialties.
4 supporting sources
Experience, tenure, designations, awards or professional recognition.
3 supporting sources
Consumer decision guide
These are profile signals and verification prompts—not performance guarantees. Use them to compare the same facts across two or three candidates before signing an agreement.
5/5 evidence areas cited
A citation supports only the claims named in the source register. It does not validate every signal shown in the same evidence area.
How many transactions did you personally close in Plymouth and the $127K–$1.9M range during the last 12 months?
Requests recent, comparable production and keeps personal results separate from team totals.
Which neighborhoods in Plymouth have you worked in most recently, and what local issue materially affected a deal?
Tests current, specific market knowledge instead of relying on a broad service-area label.
Who will handle showings, negotiations and updates day to day, and when will I work directly with the named agent?
Clarifies which team member is accountable for each stage of the transaction.
Will you provide a written, itemized explanation of compensation, services, cancellation terms and any additional costs before I sign?
Commission and services are negotiable; a written proposal makes candidates easier to compare.
Joe Houghton operates Minnesota Property Group as a west-metro practice under RE/MAX Results in Plymouth. Minnesota Commerce PULSE identified Joseph Charles Houghton at the same Plymouth business location and showed resident real-estate broker license 40503429 as Active through June 30, 2028 when queried August 2, 2026. PULSE lists Collopy Real Estate Inc as the employer; Joe's current first-party biography uses the consumer-facing RE/MAX Results affiliation. Recheck the state record before signing because status can change.
His current biography says he founded the practice in 2002 and claims more than 1,600 career home sales. Zillow displayed 1,597 total team sales, 20 team sales in the prior 12 months, a $127K–$1.9M team range and 183 team reviews at a displayed 5.0 on August 2, 2026. Because one source describes Joe's career and the other explicitly describes team activity, this profile keeps the figures separate.
The service model also needs precise wording. Minnesota Property Group says clients work directly with Joe from start to finish, with two teammates supporting behind the scenes. Zillow labels the public reviews and activity as team-level. Consumers should ask which tasks Joe performs personally and which are handled by support staff rather than assuming either a solo practice or a delegated agent team.
For new-construction screening, Minnesota DLI's current residential-contractor export lists Joseph C Houghton as an Issued qualifying builder, QB702845, through January 14, 2028. It separately lists Minnesota Eco Homes LLC as an Issued residential building contractor, BC712923, through March 31, 2028. Those builder records are separate from the current Commerce real-estate broker result.
His biography claims 1,600-plus career sales since 2002 across the west metro. Zillow's separate team snapshot showed 20 sales in the prior 12 months and a $127K–$1.9M range; ask for recent individual examples matching the assignment.
Minnesota Property Group publishes a dedicated Lake Minnetonka practice page covering shoreline, dock, septic, well, flood and association questions. That first-party content supports a stated focus, while recent waterfront closings still need to be checked directly.
Minnesota DLI lists Joseph C Houghton as an Issued qualifying builder through January 14, 2028. The credential is relevant to construction questions but is not a substitute for inspections, engineering, legal advice or real-estate license verification.
No agent-specific rate was documented in the reviewed sources. Compensation and services are negotiable; the signed representation or listing agreement controls the amount or formula, triggering events and any client obligation.
Wanting an agent who also holds an issued Minnesota qualifying-builder credential. Keep that credential in scope: use qualified inspectors, engineers and legal professionals for conclusions outside real-estate representation.
Selling from Plymouth and Maple Grove through the Lake Minnetonka corridor and wanting a direct-service practice with two support teammates. Verify Joe's recent comparable listings rather than treating the career claim or team review aggregate as property-specific evidence.
Consumers who want an independently reconstructed individual career total or individual-only review aggregate. Zillow's production and reviews are team-level, and the 1,600-plus career figure comes from Joe's own biography.
Worth interviewing for west-metro, waterfront and new-construction assignments when a direct-service practice and issued qualifying-builder credential are useful. Keep the individual career claim, team platform metrics and builder records in their separate scopes.
Editorial score: 9.4 / 10 · Exceptional · Evidence confidence: medium (79/100)
Ranking disclosure
This profile evaluates Joe Houghton against other researched agents using the same scoring model; it is not a statewide MLS production ranking. The displayed order follows the published five-factor score. The math is fixed; the five input scores are editorial evaluations of the public evidence available through August 2026.
Minnesota Department of Commerce · observed August 2026
Joseph Charles Houghton identity and Plymouth business location · resident real-estate broker license 40503429 Active through June 30, 2028 · original broker issue date November 30, 2016 · prior salesperson license 20359191 Inactive · Collopy Real Estate Inc employer record · current status snapshot; status can change
official record
Minnesota Property Group · observed August 2026
associate-broker identity claim · RE/MAX Results affiliation · real-estate license-number claim · 1,600-plus-career-sales first-party claim · since-2002 tenure claim · stated service areas
first party claim
Minnesota Property Group · observed July 2026
Plymouth office claim · direct work with Joe from start to finish claim · two support-teammates claim · waterfront and new-construction focus claims
first party claim
Zillow · observed August 2026
183 team-review aggregate · 5.0 displayed team rating snapshot · 20 team sales in the prior 12 months · 1,597 total team-sales snapshot · $127K–$1.9M team price-range snapshot · 24-year experience snapshot
independent platform
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry · observed July 2026
Joseph C Houghton qualifying-builder QB702845 Issued through January 14, 2028 · Minnesota Eco Homes LLC residential-building-contractor BC712923 Issued through March 31, 2028 · builder credentials only—not current real-estate license status
official record
Minnesota Property Group · observed July 2026
first-party Lake Minnetonka practice claim · published waterfront due-diligence topics · 24-plus-year first-party experience claim
first party claim
This is partial field-level provenance. The linked records support only the fields listed beside each source; other narrative claims remain attributed public-profile claims unless separately documented.
His biography claims more than 1,600 career sales since 2002. Zillow separately displayed 1,597 total team sales and 20 team sales in the prior 12 months on August 2, 2026; neither is a standardized statewide MLS total.
He leads Minnesota Property Group under RE/MAX Results in Plymouth. The practice says clients work directly with Joe from start to finish, supported behind the scenes by two teammates; Zillow labels its activity and reviews as team-level.
Via mnpropertygroup.com, by phone at (763) 300-2702, or by email at joe@mnpropertygroup.com.
The PULSE lookup showed resident real-estate broker license 40503429 as Active through June 30, 2028 when checked August 2, 2026. Recheck the official directory before signing because status can change.
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